Best and Worst Pick By Round
Round 1
Ok, nerds. In case you haven't noticed, I've been working on improving the Stats page for the last while. Recently, I have done a bunch of work to improve the draft history stats. If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out. http://brhlstats.pythonanywhere.com/ then click on the "History" tab. Lots of fun to be had there.
Anyway, I have also done my rankings of each pick, and am going to do a series of articles do present the best and worst picks of each round. These will cover 2007 - 2018 draft (inclusive). There isn't enough data to look at newer drafts unfortunately. So let's get started.
Best Picks of Round 1:
|
Year |
Round |
Pick |
Team |
Player |
GM |
|
2017 |
1 |
29 |
Predators |
Alex DeBrincat |
Ty S |
|
2009 |
1 |
24 |
Devils |
John Carlson |
Chris J |
|
2008 |
1 |
2 |
Lightning |
Patrick Kane |
Ian M |
|
2010 |
1 |
13 |
Blackhawks |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Dave Y |
|
2015 |
1 |
3 |
Ducks |
Leon Draisaitl |
Devon C |
|
2007 |
1 |
17 |
Stars |
Claude Giroux |
Ross S |
|
2016 |
1 |
1 |
Golden Knights |
Connor McDavid |
Joe B |
|
2013 |
1 |
24 |
Flames |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Kevin S |
|
2016 |
1 |
15 |
Avalanche |
Sebastian Aho |
Bryce S |
|
2009 |
1 |
1 |
Jets |
Steven Stamkos |
Jordan H |
Looks like Sheds earns bragging rights with Debrincat at 29th OV as the best 1st round pick. Hard to really give credit for some of these no-brainers (Mcdavid, Kane, Stamkos, Drai), but a few nice mid-to late round picks in there. Now for the worst...
Worst Picks of Round 1
|
Year |
Round |
Pick |
Team |
Player |
GM |
|
2017 |
1 |
10 |
Sharks |
Olli Juolevi |
Mika L |
|
2015 |
1 |
2 |
Ducks |
Michael Dal Colle |
Devon C |
|
2018 |
1 |
9 |
Ducks |
Conor Timmins |
Devon C |
|
2007 |
1 |
13 |
Predators |
Ty Wishart |
Dave B |
|
2008 |
1 |
7 |
Penguins |
Zach Hamill |
Rod E |
|
2008 |
1 |
8 |
Maple Leafs |
Alex Cherepanov |
Garrett H |
|
2011 |
1 |
12 |
Stars |
Dylan McIlrath |
John D |
|
2012 |
1 |
14 |
Senators |
Mark McNeill |
Kirk S |
|
2013 |
1 |
13 |
Jets |
Griffin Reinhart |
Jordan H |
|
2012 |
1 |
15 |
Canadiens |
Duncan Siemens |
Steve V |
Ohhhh shit Devon. Haha. Two of the top 3. Good thing he also had Drai as one of the best 1st rounders! I see I made the stinker list too. What the hell was I thinking? Hard to fault Garrett with the Cherapanov pick RIP.
